Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections

Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010

Physical Location: Del Norte

Abstract: Extensive manuscript and audiovisual collection from well-known humanistic psychotherapist and popular author Rollo May (1909-1994).

Language:
English.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Rollo Reece May (1909-1994) was a pioneer and popularizer of humanistic psychology best known for applying European existential
thought to American psychotherapy. He received a master of divinity degree in 1937 and subsequently spent two years as a Congregationalist
minister before deciding to return to school (Columbia University) to study clinical psychology. May was an instructor, a
psychotherapist, and author of more than a dozen books. His
Love and Will (1969) was highly regarded by social and political activists of the time. He received the American Psychological Association's
prestigious gold medal for his distinguished career in psychology, as well as numerous other awards and honors.

Scope and Content of Collection

Collection is divided into nine series: Biographical, Correspondence, Organizations, Speeches and lectures, Subject Files,
Teaching, Writings, Sound Recordings, and Video Recordings. See individual series for extent and further subdivisions.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.